Each year, roughly 0.0% of New York students graduate with degrees in computer animation.
In other words, every year an estimated 116 computer animators graduate from New York's 6 computer animation schools.

Top Schools

The top-ranked school in New York with a computer animation program is Marist College, which is located in Poughkeepsie. In 2010, it was ranked 26th nationwide.
6 students graduated with a degree in computer animation from Marist College in 2010.
The tuition rate at Marist College was $27,740 per year.

The second-ranked school in New York with a computer animation program is Rochester Institute of Technology, which is located in Rochester. In 2010, it was ranked 27th nationwide.
In 2010, 38 students graduated from Rochester Institute of Technology computer animation program.
Students at Rochester Institute of Technology paid $30,717 per year in tuition fees.

The third-ranked school in New York that has a computer animation program is School of Visual Arts. School of Visual Arts, which was ranked 36th in the country in 2010, is located in New York.
42 students graduated with degree in computer animation from School of Visual Arts in 2010.
Students at School of Visual Arts paid $28,140 per year in tuition fees.

Cost

Tuition at New York's computer animation schools ranges from $36,790 per year to $4,164 per year. But, the average tuition is $22,836 per year.
The highest tuition rates in 2010 at New York computer animation schools were charged at the following schools:

Pratt Institute-Main - located in Brooklyn, students are charged $36,790 per year

Rochester Institute of Technology - located in Rochester, students are charged $30,717 per year

School of Visual Arts - located in New York, students are charged $28,140 per year

The computer animation schools that charged the lowest tuition rates in New York were:

Fashion Institute of Technology - located in New York, students are charged $4,164 per year

Mildred Elley School - located in Albany, students are charged $9,462 per year

Marist College - located in Poughkeepsie, students are charged $27,740 per year

A computer animation degree from a New York school... what next?

A large number of New York computer animation graduates become computer animators.
If you decide to work as a computer animator in New York, you will be joining the ranks of approximately 2,980 New York computer animators as of 2010.
In New York, the largest numbers of computer animators work in the following counties:

Bergen County - 2,410 computer animators

Nassau County - 110 computer animators

Albany County - 80 computer animators

Projected Growth

The US Bureau of Labor Statistics predicts that by 2018, an estimated 7,460 computer animators will be working in New York state. This would require the number of computer animators to grow by 5%.

Salary

On average, a computer animator earns a salary of $66,340 per year in New York state.
But, salaries for computer animators can vary. In 2010, computer animators made as little as less than $26,690 per year or as much as more than $90,750 per year in New York.
A computer animator in the following New York counties makes the highest salaries on average:

Bergen County - $68,090 per year

Livingston County - $60,090 per year

Erie County - $58,950 per year

The New York counties with the lowest average salary for computer animators are:

Nassau County - $46,100 per year

Albany County - $52,440 per year

Erie County - $58,950 per year

More Information

Take a look at the graphs and charts below for additional New York statistics regarding a career in computer animation and to compare salaries with a variety of related fields such as design or computer animation.

Here are the different levels of study available for you to explore.

Associate's Degree in Computer Animation in New York

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Animation in New York

Master's Degree in Computer Animation in New York

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